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PRCA rodeo to be held in Window Rock May 31-June 2
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — “Home of the Navajo” (Diné Bikéyah) PRCA Rodeo will be held May 31 – June 2 at the Dean C. Jackson Arena/Navajo Nation Fairgrounds in Window Rock, Arizona.
Navajo Nation Primary Election date changes to July 30
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed an emergency council resolution March 8, changing the Navajo Nation Primary Election date for 2024, in response to a recent law passed by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs last month
Shiprock man facing life for alleged murder
ALBUQUERQUE — Morrie Lee Begaye recently appeared in federal court on an indictment charging him with second degree murder.
- St. Michael’s woman sentenced to prison for involuntary manslaughter
- Colon cancer awareness month: Take home test kits available at Tuba City Regional Health
- Navajo Department of Health issues health advisory about measles
- Council pays tribute to former Sawmill Chapter Vice President Harold Morgan
- Around the Rez: March 20
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New baby book in Hopi, Crow, aims to bring importance of oral hygiene to Native youth
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Decayed or missing teeth are four times more prevalent in American Indian children under the age of 6 than among white children, according to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). This alarming statistic is in part what sparked health and dental researchers at Northern Arizona University to make a baby and toddler book for Native parents and chi...
Navajo Nation Police Department Class 59 graduates 7 officers
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — On March 15, seven Navajo Nation Police Academy recruits — one woman and six men — took their oaths in front of loved ones, friends, and the community at the Navajo Nation Museum.
Nygren talks Navajo environmental issues with Jane Fonda
AUSTIN, Texas — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and Jane Fonda participated in the SXSW 2024 South by Southwest conference last week, addressing toxic environmental perils with specific concerns for the Diné of the Navajo Nation.
- Organizations assist Native voters as elections ramp up
- Arizona Lottery to support Native American students at NAU
- Celebrating master basket makers
- ‘Oppenheimer,’ Lily Gladstone hit SAG, Academy Awards
- A new chapter for old rails: organizations propose creative uses for Black Mesa-Lake Powell corridor track
- Climate change, cost and competition for water drive settlement over tribal rights to Colorado River
- Cultivating dreams: Chinle Planting Hope giving opportunities to local youth
- Fueling Hopi: Koho4Hopi partners with Joe Dirt to provide sustainable heating sources for the Hopi community
- Késhjéé: Navajo Shoe Game a winter tradition that explains cycles of life
- Native American nations with scarce internet are building their own broadband networks
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Diné hydrologyist Karletta Chief gets Environmental Leader Award
LYONS, Neb. — Eight individuals from across the nation have been recognized by the second annual Environmental Leader Award, including Dr. Karletta Chief, Diné.
Tuba City Senior Center has groundbreaking ceremony
The new Senior Center in Tuba City officially broke ground Feb. 23.
Kayenta VA clinic expands services, hosting reopening event
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — In a move aimed at enhancing healthcare accessibility for Native American Veterans, the Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS), in collaboration with the Indian Health Service (IHS), has announced the expansion of face-to-face primary care services at its Kayenta clinic. This development will be commemorated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for March 20 at 1...
- FCC to consider emergency public alert for endangered Native Americans
- Whiteriver, Arizona community finds unity in basketball through Alchesay Falcons
- Kayenta Township clean-up week initiatives take center stage
- HOPI Substance Abuse Prevention Center fundraiser showcases local artisans
- Navajo women-led nonprofit, Yee Ha’ólníi Doo, receives $2 mil grant for tribal home repairs
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Miss Navajo Amy Begaye visits Tuba City, Fort Wingate schools
Miss Navajo 2023-2024 Amy Begaye visited Tuba City Boarding School for its Spring Bash program, Grey Hills Academy, and Wingate Elementary School for a Dr. Seuss celebration. (Photos/ Miss Navajo Nation)
School districts address altercation at Show Low-Holbrook junior high basketball game
SHOW LOW, Ariz. — A 13-year-old from Show Low has been charged with assault following an altercation at a boys basketball game at Show Low Junior High School Feb. 20.
A storytime surprise at Kayenta preschool
A special guest arrived at the Kayenta ABC Preschool Award Ceremony March 5.
- CocoNuts helping to expand FIRST Robotics Competitions, STEAM opportunities to rural Arizona
- Museum of Northern Arizona honors Indigenous youth artists
- San Carlos Apache Tribe celebrates Girls Who Game
- Teams shine at Baker Middle School Invite
- Red Mesa’s Lyla Tree captures girls state wrestling title
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Winslow man sentenced to 15 years for shooting man who was with ex
WINSLOW, Ariz. — Angus Prine, 26, of Winslow, Arizona, was sentenced in Navajo County Superior Court to 15 years in prison for burglary, aggravated assault and misconduct involving weapons March 5.
Phoenix woman arrested in Winslow had 31 pounds of meth
WINSLOW, Ariz. — Karen Reyes-Lopez, 34, of Phoenix, was arrested March 19 after officers found dangerous drugs in her car at a 1 a.m. traffic stop, according to the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office.
New library construction progresses
Construction is well under way for the new Winslow Library March 18.
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Guest column: Support for FCC emergency alert code for Missing Murdered Indigenous Persons
At the Oscar ceremony last week, Killers of the Flower Moon was shut out of the awards. But this film accomplished something that I think is more important than racking up wins in Hollywood. It opened our eyes to the troubling fact that violence against Native women has a long history.
Guest column: Stop fixating on our ancestors’ bones
Since Christopher Columbus got lost and landed in what is now the modern-day Dominican Republic, non-Natives have been fascinated with Native Americans.
Guest Column: Clash of two cultures, human remains on the moon
After Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren heard that on Jan. 8, 2024, NASA would launch a rocket headed for the moon with human ashes, he sent letters to NASA and the U.S. Department of Transportation with a formal objection and asked that the mission be delayed.
- Guest Column: President’s office takes allegations of assault and misconduct seriously
- The Road to Healing: The power of tribal communities
- Guest column: What is the Interior doing for Indian Country?
- Guest Column: “Oppenheimer” erases history of nuclear waste caused to Navajo Nation
- Letter to the Editor: “Land Back” more complex than article states
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Man pleads guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market
MISSOULA, Mont. — A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds pleaded guilty in federal court March 20 to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana and selling their feathers and body parts on the black market.
Hopi master silversmiths to demonstrate work at Desert View Watchtower
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — Cultural Demonstration Programs featuring Native American artists will take place March 26-28 at Desert View Watchtower near the east entrance of Grand Canyon National Park.
Native youth invited to apply for nine-day rafting trip in Grand Canyon
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Experiencing the Grand Canyon is magical and experiencing it while floating down the Colorado River on a raft can be even more memorable. Native American youth are being invited to be a part of a nine-day rafting trip this summer down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon.
- “Hopi Girl” sculpture made of rope displays in Florida Museum
- New Mexico authorities detain man in fatal shooting of state police officer
- Legislation to better regulate rehab programs targeted by Medicaid scams is moving forward
- FCC proposes new emergency alert code for missing, endangered persons
- Center for Disease Control updates Covid-19 isolation protocols
- Coconino County Sheriff warns residents of new local phone scams
- Applications now being accepted for Grand Canyon Trust 2024 LeaderShift Scholars
- Colorado River basin states pitch ways to absorb shortages
- U.S. Senate votes in favor of RECA reauthorization, add-ons
- Indigenous syphilis outbreak in U.S. prompts action
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Obituary: Patricia Keller
Patricia Keller, a retired teacher, world traveler and hiker, passed peacefully on Jan. 15.
Obituary: Robert “Bob” H. Piestewa
Robert “Bob” H. Piestewa Ames, a trailblazing Hopi Indian, first Native American Stanford Law School graduate, and devoted family man, passed away peacefully at his Salinas, CA home on Dec. 5, 2023, at the age of 94.
Obituary: Donald Ray Petranovich
Donald will be greatly missed by his family and friends, and all the players and relationships he developed over the years.